Úloha antigen prezentujících buněk v regulaci Th17 odpovědi proti infekci kvasinkou Candida albicans

Böhmová, Helena

Candida albicans is a common human pathobiont that inhabits mucosal surfaces throughout the body. In healthy individuals, it behaves as a benign member of the microfora. However, in immunocompromised individuals Candida becomes pathogenic and causes extensive mucosal infections. In the most severe cases, Candida translocates into the bloodstream and causes life-threatening deep tissue infections. Although the innate immune components involved in early anti-Candida immune response are relatively well defned, our knowledge regarding adaptive T cell responses to Candida is limited. Several populations of antigen-presenting cells (APCs) have been implicated in the induction of protective Th17 response against Candida - including innate lymphoid cells type 3 (ILC3s), conventional dendritic cells (cDCs) and CX3CR1+ mononuclear phagocytes (MNPs). The cellular and molecular mechanisms by which Candida-specifc T cells are induced have not yet completely been identifed. Presented thesis focuses on the involvement of direct antigen presentation by these APC populations in mounting the anti-Candida adaptive immune response. Furthermore, this is investigated in the context of both gastrointestinal colonization and bloodstream infection by C. albicans. In the frst part, published data concerning the immune...

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